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I am at 14 Weeks and just now starting to experience hair loss! Is there something I can take? Any info would be appreciated.

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Try wen by Chaz dean on qvc

Wen made my limp hair limp and oily. If anyone's going that route look for it as a trade on makeup alley or another site. I'm always broke lol so test first! I was made I wasted my money. It worked well on my ferret though, and the girls I babysit loved it for their dolls.

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I went to Paul Mitchell the School and I can tell you' date=' nothing will stop your hair from falling out. The reason most of use lose so much is the increased estrogen in our systems that gets released from stored fat. All you can do is maintain the hair you have until the loss stops. It should grow back :)

1. Biotin will help keep your surviving hair stay strong

2. Do NOT Shampoo everyday, always use conditioner, and use a detangling comb instead of a brush; as a brush causes more tension and results in breakage.

3. Keep up your Protein and Iron.

4. Avoid heated styling tools. Irons, dryers (I dry on the cool setting) and ALWAYS use a thermal protectant!

5. Styling products are harsh, never sleep with heavy hair spray/gel on, it can snap your healthy hair like a twig.

6. Daily scalp massages keep the follicles stimulated, 5 minutes can relax you AND benefit your future and current hair ;)

7. You want to put nutrients directly back into your scalp. I had pink hair for months, bleaching biweekly, and I used Clear hair and scalp therapy from Walmart with much success!

8. If you don't use salon quality products, go cheap. Herbal Essence, TreSeme, Garnier, etc are full of beeswax and animal placenta and put stress on the follicle stunting growth and sometimes stopping it completely, if you're gonna go cheap, go suave! It's basic and does the job :)

9. Tight styles, ponytails, braids, headbands, etc cause breakage and excess shedding.

10. Find a style that masks your loss (shorter styles usually look good)

And don't fret! It should come back with time. In the mean time just own it and if anyone asks chalk it up to hormones :)[/quote']

Excellent advice, I plan on following it!

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Yes me too! I am 14 weeks out and have been loosing hair like crazy. In chunks actually! Just bought Nioxin however makes my hair so dry and hard to detangle. I have curly hair. It's so frustrating. My scalp shows and I have thin spots. I just bought Xfusion to cover it up. Hope it grows back :(

I had lots of hair to start with but I can feel and see the hand fills I vacuum up after I do my hair. I guess we take the good with the bad. The good news so far is that it grows back! Looking forward to that!

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Please tell me what your average day of eating looks like to get that in? How many calories are you consuming?

I eat about 7-800 calories mostly Protein. I do try for 60 gms. of Protein and usually get it in. I am thinking I will try to up my zinc.

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How much Biotin, zinc etc should I take a day? Each supplement offers several different levels, I want to make sure I'm getting enough in to make a difference.

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